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Ilyumzhinov: Chuck Norris owes me a bottle of whisky

Ilyumzhinov: Chuck Norris owes me a bottle of whisky

By mishanp on July 11, 2010

While perhaps no surprise to the jaded observer, interviews with the President of the Internation Chess Federation are often extraordinary. Where else, in the middle of a heated election campaign, can you find a candidate talking openly about aliens, astrology, clairvoyants and meetings with such assorted characters as Saddam Hussein, Colonel Gaddafi, Bobby Fischer and Chuck Norris.

Posted in Russian | Tagged astrology, Baba Vanga, Bobby Fischer, Chuck Norris, Elista, FIDE election, Ilyumzhinov, planet Kirsan, Steven Seagal | 3 Responses

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